ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Takes a Whole New Level with Colvin Cleaners
- Chris Billoni
- Aug 15, 2014
- 1 min read
Does your dry cleaner do this?
To raise awareness for ALS, the disease that took the life of Lou Gehrig, Colvin Cleaners decided to participate in the social uprising of #alsicebucketchallenge! Not only is this a fun & funny thing to do, but it is also raising awareness and donations for a very worthy cause! Share your #icebucketchallenge video!
I was diagnosed with bulbar ALS in May 2024. I live in Texas, and I’m 68 years old. I take Nudexta medication to help with the emotional outbursts of laughing and crying. The weakness, slurred speech, and muscle loss progressed quickly. Mobility has been an issue since Dec 26, when I fell and broke my hip, and although I made small strides at first, I felt like my life had been placed on a countdown, as there was no known cure other than the prescription of riluzole medications, vitamins, and therapies. As the disease progressed, my symptoms worsened. With my neurologist's guidance we decided to try other approaches and started the ALS/MND treatment, and it changed everything. Within 5 months,…